Science and history fairs have been held across the United States (and maybe other countries?) for years. Having grown up in Germany and Argentina, the first time I encountered these events was with my oldest daughter at her elementary school in the 1990s. According to Wikipedia, Science fairs have been held across the USA [...]
If you have not thought of podcasting with your younger elementary school students, I encourage you to think again.
The first graders at my school had listened to the second grade podcast about animals, and had really enjoyed their story.They were especially thrilled that the second graders had received so many comments from teachers around the [...]
Students are participating in a Jewish History Fair. Their topic is “Jewish Communities Around the World.
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In the old days… students would have been given a specific topic, sent home, to the computer lab or the library to “look up” information. They would then have to write a report, print out images, [...]
Over the years (from Elementary to High School) , I cannot tell you HOW many times each of my own daughters had to find news articles to bring in to class to share. These assignments came in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes they were required to write a summary, print out a representative image and [...]
Our school mascot, José, is a traveling bear. He enjoys roaming the world, getting to know new places and meeting interesting people.
The Teddy Bears Around the World blog will provide the space to hang out and communicate with different teddy bears around the world to hear more about their lives and adventures. This will allow [...]
Let’s create a story about traditions, customs and practices around the world for and with our students.
We need to sharpen our kids’ skills to foresee and sense cultural misunderstandings, instead of letting them grow up to be insensitive an believing everyone will have the same cultural background knowledge.
VoiceThread, “What Could it Mean?”
I am looking for [...]
Having written a few days ago about What is in a Field Trip?, it was time to put the theory to practice.
Gail Lovely ‘ s quote about “framing a field trip” resonated with me
framing the event in learning before and after – & give them something to do while there!
Our third graders go on an [...]
Kindergarten teachers and students transformed their classrooms into the country of Brazil. Each student became a tour guide and Brazil expert, sharing what they had learned about this country from South America.
Click on the “Play” button to listen to each podcast episode.
Listen to Mrs. Cronin’s class recording of their tour around Brazil.
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First graders have paired up with first graders from the American School of Madrid, Spain. Each student in both schools recorded their “I have a Dream” essay. The students were assigned a “buddy” from the other class. They listened to the dream their buddy described in the audio comment, then illustrated it.
http://voicethread.com/share/314807/
Six schools in six countries in one hour? Is it possible?
Over 100 participants in 23 countries have shown desire to connect with other schools and left their contact information.
Time zones issues seem to be the biggest hurdle in connecting our students with schools from the Eastern Hemisphere during school hours.
I invited the students in my [...]
